What is the Serpent?

[Abbigaelann]

To coerce to evil, this you consider intelligent? When all dictates that the only real perks are by good behavior? If indeed there is intelligence, it is twisted so that indeed is not intelligent. Illogical, irrational, leading to one’s own destruction. Sadomasochistic self sabotage trying to lead others to their destruction for the only unreasonable resultant, chaos. The idea of evil is contrary to our very natural thought processes…misbehavior often isn’t, but there is no logic to evil…it would become mental illness. Have you ever thought that perhaps the best way to work for Satan…to please Satan would be to behave? Think about it, it promulgates all the negative emotions one would expect from such an entity? Whereas if you too were evil, that would make Satan happy? Would that anger? See, our thought processes have no rationale for this dichotomous conundrum, thus it is not intelligent, is it?

However with love, it is known that we cannot survive without love (a baby without love will turn its face to the wall and die). Yet often, symptoms of love are seen as irrational behaviors. I contend that it is not irrational as it is necessary for survival. So loving is the most intelligent, rational thing that one can do. Sorry serpent…

And one wonders, if part of the sin of Adam and Eve was that there was no mention of love of one another for their actions…

 

[Mathetes2010]

“Now the serpent was more subtle than any of the beasts of the earth which the Lord God had made.” Genesis 3:1

What was the serpent, which was in the Garden, with Adam and Eve?

The traditional understanding is that Satan entered a creature (be it a serpent or serpent-like animal) and enticed Eve to disobey God (similar to Mark 5:12; Luke 8:33, etc.). Some theologians understand the creature to be a dragon like creature while others a serpent. It is true that the Biblical narrative is not very exhaustive and naturally evokes many questions surrounding the event. Even the fruit of the tree that Adam and Eve partook of is not clearly defined although traditionally it has been seen as an apple. At any rate, the physical antagonist was an animal and the spiritual antagonist was the devil (Revelation 12:9).